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Location: Nagoya University, 8F Auditorium, Graduate School of International Development Bldg., Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Attendance is free, but feel free to e-mail info@feedforth.org if you plan to attend (with your name and affiliation, if possible) as this will help the organizers plan.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA--Thursday, February 28th, 2008--The Free Software Foundation announced details for its annual associate member meeting to be held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, March 15th, 2008.

Joshua Gay will be part of a panel discussion titled, "Combating the Digital Divide and Information Limits around the Globe: Free and Open Source Initiatives. The panel is part of the conference: "The World in Your Library: International Users and International Librarians Enriching the Academic Experience," hosted by the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY).

Boston, Massachusetts, USA---Wednesday, March 7th 2007---The Free Software Foundation announced details for its annual associate member and activist meeting to be held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, March 24th, 2007.

The Free Software Foundation is hosting the 2nd International Conference on GPLv3 on April 21st & 22nd in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The conference will take place during the 7th International Free Software Forum.